Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane (ATM) knowledge test
The airline pilot knowledge test — transport-jet performance, high-altitude aerodynamics, Part 117 and Part 121 rules and air carrier weather, in 125 three-choice questions.
About the exam
The Airline Transport Pilot Multiengine Airplane (ATM) test is the knowledge test for an ATP certificate with a multiengine airplane class rating — the certificate required to fly as a pilot for a U.S. airline, including a restricted ATP. You can only take it after completing an ATP Certification Training Program (CTP): at least 30 hours of academics in aerodynamics, meteorology, air carrier operations and leadership and CRM, plus 10 hours of simulator training, with at least 6 in a full flight simulator.
The test has 125 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, each with three answer choices (A, B, C), and you need 70% to pass. It's taken on computer at a PSI test center; transport-jet performance tables, loading and CG tables, approach and en route charts and weather products come from the FAA ATP and dispatcher testing supplement (FAA-CT-8080-7D) handed to you at the center. You must be at least 18 and present your CTP graduation certificate and an FAA Tracking Number (FTN) from IACRA. A passing result is valid for 60 calendar months — longer if you're flying for an air carrier or the military.
Our practice covers every area with original questions mapped to the ACS, with step-by-step worked solutions for every calculation — CG in percent of MAC and weight shift, takeoff and landing performance, climb gradients, descent planning, fuel and reserves, holding, Mach and true airspeed, and Part 117 duty and rest. Add flashcards for regulations, limits and V-speeds, worked case walkthroughs of dispatch and performance problems, illustrated guides to swept-wing aerodynamics and transport systems, and timed practice tests at the real length with a score.
How we track your progress
Every blueprint domain moves through five levels as you study:
- Not startedNo questions answered in this domain yet.
- Getting startedFirst questions answered — not enough yet to judge.
- DevelopingAt least 5 answered and 50% or better on your recent questions.
- ProficientAt least 15 answered and 70% or better on your recent questions.
- Exam readyAt least 25 answered, 80% or better recently, and holding up on hard questions.
The exam blueprint
FAA-S-ACS-11A, Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category ACS (November 2023; effective May 31, 2024) — Area I Preflight Preparation of the ATP ACS — systems, performance and limitations, weather, high-altitude aerodynamics, air carrier operations, human factors, and the regulations and instrument procedures. Domain weights are QuizMe estimates — the FAA does not publish them. Tap a domain to see its topics.
1 Operation of Systems about 10% (est.) of the exam
38 practice questions in this domain so far
2 Performance and Limitations about 25% (est.) of the exam
99 practice questions in this domain so far
3 Weather Information about 15% (est.) of the exam
61 practice questions in this domain so far
4 High-Altitude Aerodynamics about 10% (est.) of the exam
38 practice questions in this domain so far
5 Air Carrier Operations about 15% (est.) of the exam
61 practice questions in this domain so far
6 Human Factors about 6% (est.) of the exam
23 practice questions in this domain so far
7 Regulations and Instrument Procedures about 20% (est.) of the exam
80 practice questions in this domain so far
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Questions built on the official standard
Every question is tagged to an ATP ACS area and knowledge task — original three-choice questions in the FAA style, with described transport-jet performance tables, loading tables, approach charts and weather products.
Hints that teach the concept
Reveal the regulation, principle or formula behind the question when you're stuck. Every answer comes with the full rationale, and every calculation a step-by-step worked solution.
Adaptive practice
Questions steer toward your weakest areas, weighted like the real test, and get harder as you get stronger.
Timed practice tests
Full-length tests at the real pace — 125 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes — with a pacing indicator, full review and an estimated score against the 70% pass mark.
Flashcards, walkthroughs and guides
Flashcards for Part 117 and Part 121 limits, V-speeds and high-altitude aerodynamics, worked case walkthroughs that reason through harder questions step by step, and interactive illustrated guides you explore hotspot by hotspot.
Progress in every area
Each area moves from Not started to Exam ready, so you know exactly what to study next.
Radio & callouts drill
Airline-crew radio and cockpit callouts: V1/rotate, TCAS RAs, EGPWS, windshear, low-visibility minimums and emergencies — 14 spoken scenarios.
Test at home or at a center
The ATM test is scheduled and taken through PSI, the FAA's knowledge-testing provider. Finish your ATP CTP first and have your graduation certificate in hand, get your IACRA FAA Tracking Number (FTN), then choose a PSI test center and time. Remote testing is not offered for FAA airman knowledge tests.
At a PSI test center
- Book through PSI's FAA scheduling site; the fee is paid to PSI, not the FAA — about $175 at PSI (confirm when you book).
- Bring a current government-issued photo ID that meets FAA identification rules, your FTN and your ATP CTP graduation certificate.
- The center gives you the FAA-CT-8080-7D testing supplement with the performance tables, charts and figures.
- You may use an FAA-approved flight computer (E6B) and calculator under the test center's rules; PSI's testing system also includes an on-screen E6B.
Before you book: the CTP
- The ATP CTP graduation certificate is your authorization — you can't sit the test without it.
- The CTP is given by approved Part 121, 135, 141 or 142 training providers: 30+ hours of academics and 10 hours of simulator training.
- You must be at least 18 to take the test; the ATP certificate needs age 23, or 21 for a restricted ATP.
- If you retake after a failure, bring the failed test report and an endorsement from an authorized ATP CTP ground instructor.
Exam-day game plan
How to walk in ready — and how to pace 125 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes.
Pacing checkpoints
Our timed test uses the real length and time — 125 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes — as one block of three-choice questions. Figures that the real test shows from the FAA-CT-8080-7D testing supplement or as embedded images are reproduced as described text, tables or simple diagrams — not the official FAA charts.
The week before
- Take one full-length timed practice test 4–7 days out — at 3½ hours, building stamina matters.
- Drill the chart work: interpolating performance tables, CG in percent of MAC and weight shift.
- Review the numbers that get tested: Part 117 limits, Part 121 fuel reserves, alternate minimums and the 60% landing rule.
- Confirm your PSI appointment, your FTN, your ID and your CTP graduation certificate.
During the test
- Pace yourself at about 1 minute 40 seconds a question — bank time on regulation questions for the long performance problems.
- For table questions, confirm the figure, the operating condition and the units before you interpolate.
- Read regulation questions for the operation type — domestic, flag or supplemental changes the answer.
- With three choices, eliminate the one you know is wrong first; your odds jump to 50–50.
- Mark hard questions, answer every one and come back if time allows — there's no penalty for guessing.
Keep your head
- A long test brings a mid-test slump — take a few slow breaths and stretch in your seat at each checkpoint.
- You need 70%, not 100% — a handful of tough performance tables won't sink you.
- Missed topics show up as ACS codes on your report, and your examiner will review them with you.
After you test
- You get your Airman Knowledge Test Report at the test center; it shows your score and the ACS codes of any knowledge areas you missed, and you'll show it to your examiner.
- A passing result is valid for 60 calendar months; past that, it can still be used while you're employed as a pilot by a Part 121, 125 or 135 operator or the U.S. Armed Forces and in its training program.
- Next comes the ATP practical test — usually in a full flight simulator as part of an airline or type-rating course — where the examiner also reviews your missed ACS codes.
Official sources and further reading
- ATP and Type Rating — Airplane ACS (FAA-S-ACS-11A) ↗The official areas of operation, tasks and knowledge elements the test is built on.
- FAA Airman Knowledge Testing Matrix ↗Official question count, time, minimum age and the authorization each test requires.
- 14 CFR 61.156 — ATP Certification Training Program ↗What the CTP must cover before you can take the test.
Ready to start?
400 questions and scenarios across the blueprint — and growing.
QuizMe is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA or PSI. All questions are original. Details are summarized from FAA sources (ACS, testing matrix, 14 CFR); rules and policies change — always confirm at faa.gov. Estimated scores are rough guides.